Hello, I would to know about nylon carpets or rugs, I know that natural fibers are better than man made fibers.
I have a project where the architect decided to put a nylon carpet, is it all right for leed? or I better look for a natural fiber.
Thank you
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Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
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February 3, 2012 - 6:31 pm
Hi Dario,
The credit only requires that -- for the carpet component of the credit, you ensure that it is CRI Green Label Plus. There are man made fiber carpets that meet these requirements. For instance, all Bentley Prince Street carpets meet these requirements: http://www.bentleyprincestreet.com/Default.aspx
Natural fibers may make sense for other reasons for your project, which may include your sustainability goals beyond those of LEED. InterfaceFLOR produces an LCA analysis for all of their products: https://www.interfaceflor.eu/internet/web.nsf/webpages/622_EU.html